ArticleClinical and translational gastroenterology2025
Higher Rates of Delay in Starting Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapies Linked to Insurance Delays, Intravenous Infusions, and Lack of Pharmacy Support.
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- Comparing rates of primary medication nonadherence and turnaround time among patients at a health system specialty pharmacy compared with external specialty pharmacies.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2026Article
- The efficacy and safety of etrasimod as a first-line advanced therapy for ulcerative colitis: prespecified and post hoc subgroup data from the ELEVATE UC clinical program.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Models of outpatient care delivery in inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2025Article
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introductionBecause biologic and small molecule therapy is expensive, payors have mandated preauthorizations for these medications, often resulting in a lengthy approval process. The aims of this study were to assess the frequency of and risk factors for delays in starting advanced therapies assessing insurance, care team, and patient-related factors.
methodsRetrospective, multicenter study of patients with adult inflammatory bowel disease with prescriptions for an advanced therapy in 2 geographically distinct academic gastroenterology practices: one with and the other without a dedicated pharmacist. A priori , we defined a delay in starting therapy as >14 days between prescription and the first dose. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess for risk factors for delay.
resultsA total of 388 patients were prescribed advanced therapies with 46.6% receiving their first dose within 14 days. Patients who were on time vs delayed were similar in baseline demographics, disease characteristics, and disease activity. After adjusting for confounders, 3 independent risk factors remained significant as predictors for delay: study site (OR = 5.2, 95% CI 2.894, 9.333), intravenous drug delivery as opposed to subcutaneous or oral (OR = 3.07, 95% CI 1.845, 5.099), and insurance denial (OR = 2.72, 95% CI 1.082, 6.825). DISCUSSION: In a multicenter study, we found that a delay between prescription and administration of the first dose of an advanced therapy is common, with > 50% of patients having the first dose delayed by > 2 weeks. Delays in starting therapy were significantly more likely if denied by insurance, given by intravenously induction, or at a study site without a dedicated pharmacist.
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